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blackcap

blackcap

8.9
A wild raspberry plant that makes small black berries shaped like little cups
  • noun
  • /ˈblækˌkæp/
  • US
translation icon : frambuesa negra
  • She picked a bowl of ripe blackcaps for breakfast.

Examples

  • The woods are filled with blackcap bushes in the summer.

  • Wild blackcap vines flourished along the old fence.

  • The blackcap is known for its sweet fruit.

  • I picked some blackcaps from the garden.

  • She picked a bowl of ripe blackcaps for breakfast.

  • The blackcap is known for its sweet fruit.

  • In late summer, we enjoy gathering blackcaps from the wild bushes.

Synonyms

black raspberry
vsblackcap
  • US
1 2.7

A small black fruit with many little round parts that you can eat

is an alternate common name for the same species
Rubus occidentalis
vsblackcap
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of raspberry plant from eastern North America with small black fruit shaped like thimbles

is the everyday common name for the same species
blackcap raspberry
vsblackcap
  • US
6.4

A bush that makes small black, thimble-shaped fruits people eat or turn into jam

is the short common name used for that same raspberry

Compounds

blackcap raspberry
  • US
6.4

A bush that makes small black, thimble-shaped fruits people eat or turn into jam

Wilson's blackcap
  • US
9.8

A small yellow songbird with a black crown found in North America

Surface Forms

blackcap singular
blackcaps plural

Morphology

blackcap = black + cap (transparent) = black + cap

The fruit name transparently combines colour ('black') with 'cap', referring to the dark, cap-like appearance of the berry.

Etymology

Blackcap is a simple compound of black and cap, where cap means 'hat'. The raspberry called a blackcap has a dark top that looks like a tiny black hat, so the name describes the fruit's appearance.